The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
A GAME SKILLFULLY PLAYED
Shreves's Excellent Pitching Worries
the Would Be Champions from Detroit.
The Home Team Works in Fine Form and
Achieves Brilliant Victory-League and
Association Games in Other Cities.

Fifteen hundred people saw one OF the best
PLAYED and most intesely interesting games of
The season at Athletic Park yesterday afternoon
The enjoyment of the exhibition as an exhibit
ton was greatly increased by the fact that after
ten innings of brilliant playing the tailenders
wrested victory from the leaders in the race
for the national championship. Shreve, the
home clubs new pitcher, made his first appear
snce, and it is safe to say that he won his
way into the hearts of the lovers of he sport in
the first game he pitched. The heavy batters
from Detroit went in prepared to knock him out
of the box, but in this they sadly disappoint-
ed, for but five clean hits were secured of his
pitching. Healy, who umpired in the absence
of Valentine, was particularly severe on him in
the matter of strikes and balls, and partly, at
least, through his severity. six men were sent
TO first base balls Added to good
speed and fine curves he possesses
a good head and steady nerve, which was sew
eral times manifested at critical points. de IS
also something of general ball-piayer, and
plays for points. backing up all the bases ana
the plate, fielding his position WELL and showing
good judgment in attempting to bat so as to ad
vance runners already the bases. Brown,
the new fielder, played in middle field and dla
some brilliant work. twice saving the
sons fine running catch of Whites
long right field drive, with Thompson on nrst
base also shut off a run when one would nave
been fatal Nor was the good playing all done
by the home club either for the Wolverines
several times distinguished themselves oy nne
work. Conway pitched a great game and until
the tenth inning but four clean hits had been
made off Of him, two of which were in the ninth,
and one of the others being a scratch.
In the first inning, after Brown had gone ont
a fly to middle. Seery got his base on a fun
BILE by White. going second on the same play
to third on Broutherss muff of Glasseock's hit
to Rowe. which was properly heided but square
IL muffed by the big first baseman. and scoring
on Glasscock's strategic play between the first
and second bases where he had most of the De-
troit players engaged in frantic but unsuc-
cessful attemp to run him down. II the second
White got first on balls, but was
thrown out from Seery to Denny in
attempting to take third on Twltchelfs
single; Iwltenell got TO second on tne play, anu
after Hanlon had been given his base on balls,
scored Benefits two Dagger to the right
field fence. Myers retired Conway on foul
tip and great lefthand stop by Denny cut
Richardson off at first leaving Hanlon on third
and Bennett second and spelling their cham
ces for more runs In the third Johnson again
saved the game by making remarkable catch
of Whites long drive to right. after
Thompson had hit for base, with
two men Had this ball got
past johnson, Thompson would certainly have
scored. In the sixth Brown undoubtedly saved
the game by two great catches After Rowe had
retired from Denny to Shomberg, Thompson
and White were sent to bases on balls witch
ell sent a hot ore to Shreve, who stopped 1t,
but threw wild to Denny, and the bases
filed, with but one man out Hanlon hit TO
center. back of second base, with every appear
anee of perfect safety, but by long run Brown
got under the ball and prevented run by the
eatch. Bennett then sent terrific line hit to
left center which would certainly have cleared
the bases, but Brown captured it in fine style
and again prevented runs.
In the ninth inning indianapolis had great
chance to win, out Conway's fine pitching made
@ tenth inning necessary Glasscock and Denny
both hit safe, and were each advanced by Shom-
bergs sacrifice. but Bassett struck out and John
son retired the side by fly to Brouthers. In
the tenth, Myers got his base on balls, and then
byg great base running and sliding scored the
winning run and set fifteen hundred people wild.
After reaching frat and paving up the ground
for a space of thirty forty feet all around it,
he stole second by long slids. Shreve went
out from Conway to Brouthers and Brown was
declared out foul tip. Myers then scored
on Seery's base-hit to right center, slidi1g over
the plate and under Bennett just the ball
reached the catchers hands. Seery took second
on the effort TO catch Myers at home, stole third,
and scored on Glasscock's single. The latter
stole second and came home on Denny's hit to
left Shom bergs fly TO Twitchell retired the side.
For Detroit, after Richardson and Brouthers
had been folded out infeld hits, Rowe hit
for two bases. but Thompson's dy was neatly
taken by Seery, and the suggers were beaten.
The detailed score is as follows